Vince McMahon SPOTTED In Rare Post-WWE Public Appearance
Disgraced former WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon snapped in rare post-resignation outing.
Vince McMahon has seemingly been photographed in public for only the second time since leaving WWE under a cloud of controversy earlier this year.
Shown above, the latest snap comes from Reddit user u/HeelTown59, who posted it to r/SquaredCircle on Sunday. The poster claims it was taken in a New York City restaurant on Saturday.
Meanwhile, WWE was in Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel 2022. This was the first time the promotion had travelled to the Kingdom since Vince's resignation as Chairman and CEO, which was made official in July.
McMahon has kept a low public profile since his professional wrestling career ended in disgrace. August saw him photographed at NYC's Waverly Inn restaurant accompanied by an unidentified woman, with the duo seemingly celebrating Vince's 77th birthday alongside WWE legend John Cena and wife Shay Shariatzadeh. Beyond this, McMahon has maintained his privacy.
Vince McMahon's WWE Career Ended In Disgrace
McMahon had operated as WWE Chairman and CEO since 1982, when he took over from his father, Vince Sr. He then presided over unparalleled national expansion in the United States, taking the then-WWF from a mere North East-based territory to a region-spanning enterprise, deploying aggressive, invasive tactics against competitors.
This included violating a longstanding handshake agreement between territories not to encroach on each others' business and signing other organisations' top stars away from them, including the AWA's Hulk Hogan, who became a transformative WWE star.
By the '90s, Vince had effectively run all competitors out of business save for the Ted Turner-helmed World Championship Wrestling. The Monday Night Wars raged until 2001, when WCW was purchased by McMahon, ending the era of wrestling competition in the United States until AEW's 2019 birth.
22 July 2022 saw McMahon resign as WWE Chairman and CEO, his reputation in tatters following allegations he had paid millions of dollars to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct throughout his lengthy tenure. His daughter, Stephanie, and Nick Khan were appointed co-CEOs in his wake.